MOTM

I built a 1x24u cabinet.  I filled it in 6 months.
I build a 2x24u cabinet and moved everything over, and now its almost full.
Plan for the future, build big.  MOTM is a large format.

Here's a pic of my first 1u cabinet:
http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/1166/motm011editaz1.jpg

And the second:
http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/8224/solder006smallpi9.jpg

I have only one regret.  The cabinets are too wide.  The 2-row cabinet, filled,
is difficult to move without help (80-100 lbs maybe?).  I would prefer 18u or
20u wide instead.

One more piece of advice:  depending on your tools and your woodworking skill,
give yourself an extra 1/8" or 1/4" on the width of your cabinet.  I used
stooge rails and ran into some inconsistencies with my hardwood that led to a
not-perfectly-square cabinet in two corners, and I only left myself about 1/16"
excess width.  Some modules dont fit on the edges correctly now so I have to be
mindful of that if I move modules around.  Giving myself some extra room would
have prevented that (AND being really picky about the wood I selected would
have helped too).





--- Jeff Laity <synthetic@...> wrote:

> I'm planning to build my own cabinet for a MOTM system. My first spec  
> for modules came up with 35u. I'm sure that will go up eventually, but  
> I also don't want a giant empty cabinet while I build my system.  
> Mostly, it will freak out the wife. How have you guys gone about this?  
> Did you build a small cabinet during the startup phase, buy your synth  
> all at once, or stare at a half-empty cabinet for a year?
> 
> If I do build a large cabinet, it will probably be about the size of  
> the Dotcom 44u cabinet (52u MOTM). I would like something that will  
> fit on top of this stand:
> 
> http://www.jefflaity.com/studio/studios_large/xstand_01.jpg
> 
> Plan B would be to build something like the 22u Dotcom cabinet, but  
> I'm worried that I'd fill it right away. I've seen quite a few stories  
> of people who outgrew their 1-row cabinet almost right away.
> 
> Other ideas would be to build the Dotcom 44u, but with a top row that  
> doubles as a bookshelf during the build process. Or a pair of 22u  
> cabinets stacked on each other, though that wouldn't work or function  
> as well. Or rack rails as I build up modules, though I plan to get to  
> 10u pretty soon.
> 
> Let me know if you have any suggestions. Thanks, -jl
> 
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